Opting Out of Yahoo and Google Ads

Posted on August 10th, 2008 in Website by admin
This doesn’t particularly have anything to do with switching from a PC to a Mac but is more a public service because I think it is good to spread this information as widely as possible. If you would like to opt out of targeted ads from Yahoo or Google this can now be done at their [...]

Synching iCal with Google Calendar

Posted on July 28th, 2008 in 3rd Party Applications, Website Tagged with:
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Previously you could subscribe to a Google calendar but not sync with it from iCal the built in calendar program that comes with MacOS. That meant that you could only edit the calendar on Google but see the events both in Google and in iCal on your Mac. Now, with syncing you can make the [...]

More guides for switchers

Posted on July 4th, 2008 in Basic OS Functionality, Website Tagged with:
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Walt Mossbery is one of the top tech columnists. He just published some general tips for switchers. These are pretty basic but good if you are a brand new switcher. He points out a couple of basic Apple web pages that are very useful. These are Mac101 and Switch101. These provide a lot of tips on [...]

Website: Macworld.com (rating: 2/4)

Posted on February 4th, 2008 in Website Tagged with:
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Macworld is a leading Mac magazine. I will probably review the paper version of the magazine in an upcoming post because I got a 6 month subscription when I bought my iMac. Their website is very good if a little cluttered.  There are news stories and many product reviews (including non-Mac products). The howto page has [...]

Website: Version Tracker

Posted on January 16th, 2008 in Website Tagged with: ,
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Version Tracker is a great site that lists all sorts of Mac software and the latest version for each. It’s primary role (based on its name) is probably supposed to be the version tracking aspect but for a newbie like me it looks like a wonderful place to discover new Mac software. That is also [...]